There’s a pot that a daimyo lord owns that’s an heirloom, it’s not a very good pot though, just a cheap thing with a monkey painted on. As a cheeky jibe he gives it away to his brother-in-law (who is still quite well off but likes to have a moan because he’s not filthy rich and is only a second son). Our pot-giver realises that he’s given away this pot though and that it has a treasure map hidden on it that leads to a spot where a million ryo fortune has been buried (a huge sum of money). Unfortunately the wife of the pot receiver has given the pot away to the junk collector by the time all this is discovered. —IMDb
Yamanaka directed scores of great films but only a few remain in existence today. For this reason, he is known as the “Phantom Genius of Film.” Indeed, not one of the silent movies he has directed remains today in its entirety. With the help of his elder schoolmate, Masaharu Makino, Yamanaka entered the Script Department of Makino Film Productions in 1927. However, since his real ambition was to enter the Directing Department, the next year he moved to Arashi Kanjuro Productions as screenplay staff/assistant director. Yamanaka first gained attention as a screenwriter with his original screenplay for Raishin no Ketsuen (1929). After Arashi Kanjuro Productions went bankrupt, he continued working with the same staff and went on to write the screenplay for Umontorimonocho Rokuban Tegara (1930) and other films. His directorial debut, 1932’s Dakine no Nagadosu, entered the Top Ten soon after release. Between 1932 and 1937, he directed no less than eight films which… read more
Tishoro Mifune's samurai characters have an uncanny resemblance to the one eyed samurai in this movie. They even have a similar voice!
